How Many People Are Named Elric?
An estimated 543 people in the United States have the first name Elric. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 19 years old, and Elric peaked in popularity in 2019 with 33 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Elric as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Elric paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
543
About 1 in 631,223 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
19
years old
Peak Year
2019
33 births
Total Registered
557
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Elric
Elric is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 557 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Elric as a male name
Ranked #4,732 in 2024
21 male births in 2024
Peak: 2019 (33 births)
Elric: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Elric span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 198 babies were registered. While Elric is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Elric by Decade
How has Elric tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Elric by State
Elric + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Elric as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Elric: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Elric?
We estimate approximately 543 people named Elric are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 631,223 Americans share this first name.
Is Elric a common name?
Elric is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 85.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 557 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Elric most popular?
Elric reached peak popularity in 2019, when 33 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Elric is approximately 19 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Elric a male name?
Elric is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Elric Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Elric Smith, Elric Johnson, Elric Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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